...th America]] and eastern [[Asia]].<ref name=nie>Phylogeny and biogeography of Sassafras (Lauraceae) disjunct between eastern Asia and eastern North Ameri
...on_id=129310 ''Sassafras'']</ref> The largest Sassafras tree in the United States is located in [[Owensboro, Kentucky]].<ref>http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Horticultu
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...o the mountains of central [[Mexico]] is sometimes treated as a subspecies of American Beech, but more often as a distinct species, [[Mexican Beech]] ''F
...ales on the buds. The tree is [[plant sexuality|monoecious]], with flowers of both sexes on the same tree. The [[fruit]] is a small, sharply-angled [[nut
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...' (ash) native to much of eastern [[Canada]] and the northeastern [[United States]], from western [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]] west to southeastern
...-212/blackash ''Fraxinus nigra'']</ref><ref name=vplants>Virtual Herbarium of the Chicago Region: [http://www.vplants.org/plants/species/species.jsp?gid=
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...ates. Has legendary fragrance, making it popular for wreaths and Christmas trees.
...|Newfoundland]] west to central [[Alberta]]) and the northeastern [[United States]] ([[Minnesota]] east to [[Maine]], and south in the [[Appalachian Mountain
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...from southern [[Ontario]] and [[Quebec]], south to [[Tennessee]], west to northeastern [[Kansas]], and north to [[Minnesota]].<ref>http://esp.cr.usgs.gov/data/atl
...y has a [[monopodial]] growth habit. <ref name=Bean> Bean, W. J. (1981). ''Trees and shrubs hardy in Great Britain'', 7th edition. Murray, London. </ref>. T
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...winter temperatures as low as −42 °[[Celsius|C]] (−44 °[[Fahrenheit|F]]). Trees in areas unaffected by [[Dutch elm disease]] can live for several hundred y
...owns, R. J. & Borthwick, H. A. (1956). Effects of photoperiod on growth of trees. ''Botanical Gazette'', 117, 310-326</ref>.
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...rn [[United States]] and southeast [[Canada]]. It grows from the north end of the [[Great Lakes (North America)|Great Lakes]], east to [[Nova Scotia]], s
...ally to 43 m (141 ft) tall, with a trunk of up to 1 m diameter; open-grown trees do not get so tall, but can develop a stouter trunk, up to 2 m (6.6 ft) dia
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...e, giving off an aromatic odor. It is more or less soluble in alcohol, oil of turpentine, benzene or warm oils.
...n; such products are called balsams. The camphors constitute another group of oxidation products derived from the volatile oils.
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...r two haustoria are found within a single cell and only a small proportion of the host cells are thus invaded, although the mycelium itself is abundant i
...t. This effect is sometimes observed in annual plants also, as in the case of Euphorbia maculata infected by Uromyces euphorbiae. Blackberry canes growin
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....5-4 m (2-12 ft) when mature. Firs can be distinguished from other members of the pine family by their needle-like [[leaf|leaves]], attached to the twig
[[Douglas-fir]]s are not true firs, being of the genus ''[[Pseudotsuga]]''.
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...lets. They are reddish when young, becoming shiny and bright green. Lychee trees have full foliage and branch to the ground.
...ters to 30 inches. Lychees are eye-catching in spring when the huge sprays of flowers adorn the tree. Flowering precedes fruit maturity by approximately
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|image_caption=Shoot and nut of ''Juglans regia''
...arly reached America through England; also, by extension, to other species of the genus Juglans. The name is sometimes, but provincially, given to hickor
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...grounds that will be attractive even after a summer's absence, and a note of welcome to the children in every school-yard. Also, there are enthusiasts w
...and frost by a windbreak, e.g., wall, fence, hedge, natural wood, or group of evergreens. Sheltered gardens often yield fresh vegetables two to six weeks
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...os'''''. They are found in [[acid]]ic [[bog]]s throughout the cooler parts of the [[Northern Hemisphere]].
...bees]]. The fruit is an [[epigynous berry]] that is larger than the leaves of the plant; it is initially white, but turns a deep red when fully ripe. It
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...petiole slender and (like the young growth) fine-scurfy, about the length of the lf .-blade: tendrils (or fl.-clusters) discontinuous, every third node
...cultivated since the [[16th Century]]. Its recognized range in the United States extends from New York south to Florida, and west to Missouri, Kansas, Arkan
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The '''apple''' is a fruiting [[tree]], of the [[species]] ''Malus domestica''. Now widely cultivated and immensely va
...[[autumn]], and is typically {{convert|5|to|9|cm|in}} diameter. The center of the fruit contains five [[carpel]]s arranged in a [[Five-pointed star|five-
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...ook,'' 1995:606–607</ref> is a [[genus]] of approximately 600 [[species]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] '''Aquifoliaceae'''
...ny leaves), and [[food]]. The flowers are sometimes eaten by the [[larva]] of the [[Double-striped Pug]] [[moth]] (''Gymnoscelis rufifasciata''). Other [
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Plums come in a wide variety of colours and sizes. Some are much firmer-fleshed than others and some have y
...tree will be covered in [[blossom]], and in a good year approximately 50% of the flowers will be pollinated and become plums. Flowering starts after 80
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...North America]]. The White hawthorn (''C. punctata'') is the state flower of [[Missouri]].<ref>[http://www.50states.com/flower/missouri.htm 50states.com
...ome]] containing from 1 to 5 [[pyrena|pyrene]]s that resemble the "stones" of [[plum]]s, [[peach]]es, etc. which are [[drupe|drupaceous]] fruit in the sa
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See also: [[List of edible nuts]]
...pod. The fruit of an ornamental tree familiar in the North Temperate Zone, of both the Old World and the New.
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